In many areas of Rajasthan, whenever there was a death of a man in the houses of Raje-Rajwads and later Rajput landlords, Rudali were called to mourn.
Rudali mourns by beating her chest loudly, sitting among the women in black clothes. This mourning lasts for 12 days after the death.
The reason behind this is that some family members used to get so shocked by the grief of the deceased that they could not even cry and their pain remained suppressed inside their mind. isliye called Rudali and created an atmosphere of crying
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